# 119-hr-8100: Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act

119-hr-8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8100
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**nationwide minimum nurse staffing requirements**. This bill would set national minimum nurse staffing levels for nursing homes and create rules for enforcement, waivers, timestamped data reporting, and public notices. - Would require a baseline of 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day, including at least 1.3 hours from licensed nurses, and would keep licensed nursing onsite around the clock. - Would start timestamped staffing data collection on January 1, 2027, require wage, benefits, and turnover data for waiver requests, and allow waivers up to 180 days when a facility documents hiring barriers. - Would let the Secretary deny Medicare or Medicaid payments to noncompliant facilities and increase survey frequency. It bans transfers solely to meet staffing, preserves State authority to set higher standards, requires facility entrance notices and Nursing Home Compare updates, and mandates a report to Congress by January 1, 2034 and every five years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid payments denied at low-staff homes: cost, high. If enacted, beginning January 1, 2029 States would have to stop Medicaid payments for people admitted to a nursing facility after the State finds the home is not meeting the staffing rules. The Secretary could also deny federal payments to the State for care from that facility. The denial would run…
- Medicare payments denied for low-staff homes: cost, high. If enacted, beginning January 1, 2029 the Secretary could deny Medicare payments for people admitted to a skilled nursing facility that the Secretary finds is not meeting the staffing rules. The denial period would run from the date of the Secretary's finding until the later of 180 days or the date…
- New nurse staffing rules and oversight: mixed, high. If enacted, beginning January 1, 2029 nursing homes would have to provide at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. That total would include 0.75 hours from an RN, 0.55 hours from an LPN, and 2.8 hours from nurse aides. Homes would need a registered nurse onsite 24 hours a day, 7 days a wee…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…

## Sources
- [119-hr-8100 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8100)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8100 (as of 2026-04-21).